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  1. 05-Feb-2004, 01:35 #1
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    Default Long and short vowel

    How can you tell the first vowel of a word is long or short? Say for example, "famous" and "clever". I have a hard time to figure that out.
  2. 05-Feb-2004, 10:31 #2
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    We often only know from hearing it or using the dictionary. English spelling and pronunciation have a rather difficult relationship.
  3. 05-Feb-2004, 14:25 #3
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    Thanks, Tdol. I guess I'll stop trying to figure out what the answer is.

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